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Entertainment Performance Analysis Sports Agents

The Fro-Hawk

“Friends don’t let friends wear the FroHawk. If you are a soon to be pro athlete and are considering hiring an agent. Just do the “FroHawk Search”. If they have any clients with Fro Hawks, pick a different agent.” Those are the words of Mark Cuban from his blog, blogmaverick.com.  Despite his legal troubles with […]

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Dynasty Athlete Representation

Tracy Dildy – Up and Coming

Tracy Dildy is currently in his 2nd year as an assistant coach at the University of Illinois-Chicago. Tracy has been one of the most well respected assistant coaches and recruiters in the nation over the last two decades. During his career he has helped rebuild programs such as Ball State, Depaul, Ole Miss, Auburn, UAB, […]

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Contract Negotiation MLB Players MLB Teams

Pat “The Bat” Signed by Rays

Pat Burrell, the hard-hitting, ex-slugger of the defending world champion Philadelphia Phillies now has a new home: the Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays and Burrell have agreed to a 2-year, $16-million deal. It is also reported that Burrell will donate a portion of his contract to the Rays’ Baseball Foundation which is the official charity […]

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Arbitration Headline MLB Players MLB Teams

It’s The Most Wonderful Salary Arbitration Time Of The Year

Right now, we are right in the thick of the MLB salary arbitration filing period, which will last until January 15.  During this time, players with three to five years of major league experience (there is an exception for certain players with two years experience – “Super Twos”) can file with the hope that a […]

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Sports Business

Job Opening At Madison Square Garden

Interested in a full-time freelance marketing job at Madison Square Garden?  They are currently looking to hire someone who has a strong background with HTML to help support their email marketing campaigns for MSG Entertainment.  If you think you have what it takes, read on.  Let them know that you got the information from SportsAgentBlog.com. […]

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Dynasty Athlete Representation

1/7/09 News & Notes

1/5/09 Tennessee Tech (Steve Payne) (8-5) vs. Eastern Illinois Alex Davis had career highs with 13 points and 10 rebounds to lead Tennessee Tech to a 67-60 victory over Eastern Illinois on Monday night. Daniel Northern added 10 points and 11 rebounds, but the Golden Eagles (8-5, 2-1 Ohio Valley Conference) had to hold off […]

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Book Reviews

Book Review: Your Dream Job Game Plan

I have said it time and time again, so if you are any sort of regular reader in these parts of the web, you know that my first foray into the sports agent profession was as an intern at Career Sports & Entertainment.  The President of the Client Representation division at CS&E is Molly Fletcher, […]

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Contract Negotiation NFL Players

Flacco’s Play into PayDay

A while back ago I wrote a post titled, Kudos, Joe Linta. It pointed out how beneficial it is to get your client signed and into training camp on time, especially for a quarterback fighting for a starting spot. As the Baltimore Ravens try to earn their first postseason berth since 2006, rookie quarterback Joe […]

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Sports Business

Moorad Adds More To The Resume

Jeff Moorad got a strong start in the business of sports.  He worked alongside Leigh Steinberg in the 1980s, representing high profile NFL and MLB athletes.  After roughly twenty years of acting as a sports agent, Moorad decided to venture to the other side of the negotiating table.  He became General Partner and CEO of […]

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Dynasty Athlete Representation

Rulon Davis Update

Some good news to pass on about Rulon Davis: He arrived in Florida yesterday and is now residing in South Florida, training at Athletes Advantage. He has been formally invited to participate in the Texas vs. The Nation All-Star Game.  We are still awaiting word on the East-West Shrine Game and the Senior Bowl. along […]